Air TaxiVoom Ceases Operations (Mostly) Due to COVID-19, Airbus Declares Victory Airbus’ urban air mobility operations company, Voom, has ceased operating, CEO Clément Monnet said in a LinkedIn post, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as its cause of death, though he mentioned challenges associated…
Air TaxiOPINION: Five Predictions for the Decade of the Drone Below is an opinion piece by Ben Marcus, co-founder and chairman of AirMap, a solutions provider for unmanned airspace and fleet management. The drone industry has come a long way in the…
Air TaxiShould Aerospace Be Scared by Hyundai's Move into Urban Air Mobility? South Korean automaker Hyundai continues to snap up talent for its urban air mobility (UAM) division, hiring Michael Whitaker, former deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as its global head of…
Air TaxiUPS Partners with Wingcopter to Develop, Certify Drone Delivery Fleet UPS’ drone delivery venture is partnering with German drone-maker Wingcopter to develop and certify new tiltrotor package delivery drones for a wide range of use cases in the United States and internationally.…
Air TaxiLilium Raises $240 Million for Electric Air Taxi Development — ‘At Least 12 Months of Runway’ German electric air taxi developer Lilium completed an internal funding round worth over $240 million, raising its total investment to date to more than $340 million, the company announced. A representative for…
Air TaxiUAS Service Suppliers Discuss 53,000 Comments on FAA’s Remote ID Proposal The Federal Aviation Administration is working through more than 53,000 comments on its proposed approach to remote identification for remote aircraft and hopes to issue a final ruling before the end of…
Air TaxiSkyryse’s Flight Automation Technology is ‘Months Away’ from Certification Skyryse is close to certifying FlightOS, part of a broader flight automation technology stack the company is developing that will significantly reduce pilot workload and improve the learning curve of newly-certified pilots.…
Air TaxiUK’s Split from EASA Likely to Increase Burden on European Air Taxi Startups The United Kingdom will withdraw as a member of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) at the end of 2020, gradually transitioning responsibility for safety regulation and new aircraft type certification…